Campbelltown USA

[Nancie]

John and I are off the Campbelltown Pennsylvania on Monday for the return of the bell from HMS Campbeltown.

Now the ship has been scrapped, Campbelltown will get it back and there will be a big ceremony in Campbelltown on Tuesday when two officers from HMS Campbeltown will present it to the townspeople. The bell means a lot to Campbelltown and they use it as an emblem for their fire fighters and their police.

The banner depicting the bell outside the Town Hall was gifted to Campbeltown by Steve Alger who came here in April for the decommissioning ceremony. These banners are displayed all around Campbelltown.

The current bell which they used on the ship is coming back to us and will be on display probably in the Burnet Building.